After sleeping in a bit and packing up my cart, I bid the Hemenway family goodbye and walked back to Highway 6 in 40 degree temperatures. I would run the day in sweat pants, two jackets and a pair of gloves for the first time.
Loading up on food at the local Subway I ran into Emily and Issac one last time as they stopped in for a post pumpkin patch snack. After lunch, I left town on Highway 6 for a few miles before dipping South on county roads. Despite the cold temps, it stayed pretty dry and crisp. Wooded areas changing into their fall colors were islands in the ocean of corn and harvested bean fields.
The 34 miles seemed pretty effortless until about the last few miles and ended at the Knights Inn just North of Napoleon. I was able to catch the second half of the Oregon State win before seeking dinner in town. When I left the hotel at 7 pm it was pouring rain, dark, and freezing. There were no restaurants within a quarter mile so I just decided to bust out my stove and cook ravioli while trying to not set off the smoke detector.
Loading up on food at the local Subway I ran into Emily and Issac one last time as they stopped in for a post pumpkin patch snack. After lunch, I left town on Highway 6 for a few miles before dipping South on county roads. Despite the cold temps, it stayed pretty dry and crisp. Wooded areas changing into their fall colors were islands in the ocean of corn and harvested bean fields.
The 34 miles seemed pretty effortless until about the last few miles and ended at the Knights Inn just North of Napoleon. I was able to catch the second half of the Oregon State win before seeking dinner in town. When I left the hotel at 7 pm it was pouring rain, dark, and freezing. There were no restaurants within a quarter mile so I just decided to bust out my stove and cook ravioli while trying to not set off the smoke detector.
Peaceful county roads
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